RNAissance Ag Named to Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator Cohort Focused on Sustainable Agriculture
Summary
RNAissance Ag, a company formed by TechAccel and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center , was selected for its innovations in developing technologies to produce food more sustainably. As a benefit of participation in the program, RNAissance Ag will receive up to $250,000 in non-dilutive funding to test and advance its technologies with experts at the Danforth Center, the world’s largest independent plant science institute. TechAccel LLC was founded in 2014 as a first-of-its-kind venture and technology development company in the agriculture, animal health and food tech sectors. Companies selected for participation in the program receive up to $250,000 in non-dilutive funding from Wells Fargo, technical support and validation from experts at NREL and the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and ongoing connections to organizations across value chains. Research, education and outreach aim to have impact at the nexus of food security and the environment, and position the St. Louis region as a world center for plant science.